I am in Lhasa, can I apply for a border defense permit to go to Mount Everest with a temporary ID card?

Yes, the temporary ID card is also valid, and the staff will verify it online...<br/><br/>As of March 2019, tourists cannot enter the Everest Base Camp, but they can do so in the test area near Rongbuk Monastery sightseeing. <br/><br/>In January 2019, the Mount Everest Management Bureau of Tingri County, Shigatse City issued an announcement prohibiting any unit or individual from traveling to the core area above the Rongbuk Monastery in the Mount Everest National Nature Reserve. <br/><br/>The Mount Everest Base Camp is located at an altitude of 5,200 meters in Zhaxi Zongxiang, Tingri County. The straight-line distance from the summit of Mount Everest is about 19 kilometers. Tourist accommodation is also provided near the base camp. Not being able to enter the core area for sightseeing means that tourists can no longer enter the Everest Base Camp. <br/><br/>Help you, please click the green [Accept]!

Since March 2019, tourists are no longer allowed to enter the Everest Base Camp. <br/><br/>Temporary identity cards are also valid documents. <br/><br/>【If you find the answer useful, please click "Accept" for help, thank you! 】

If you are a tourist from other provinces, you can apply for a border defense certificate at the border bureau window on the podium floor of the Tibet Building in Shigatse. If you do it in the morning, you can get the certificate in the afternoon, and if you go late in the afternoon, you have to get the certificate the next day. There should be no problem if you apply within the validity period of the temporary ID card.

If you can't do it yourself, you can travel agency

A driver helped me to apply for a border defense card. The temporary ID card has the same function as an ID card<br/><br/>If it helps you, please click the green [Accept]

Yes, the temporary ID card is the same as the ID card. Mine was handled by the driver of the travel agency, and it was very fast.